Assume two characters from the short stories we’ve covered in class are taking a road trip. Which two characters
would make great traveling companions? Where would they travel to and how would they get there? Which two
characters would make terrible traveling companions? Where would they travel to and how would they get
there? Make sure your traveling companions are from separate short stories. Your essay should be a minimum of
500 words and contain at least six in text quotations from the McMahon text.(pictures i sent is the books)
Your essay will be graded on the following criteria:
1. Is the paper 500 typed words and double spaced? (1 point)
2. Does your paper follow the correct MLA? (1 point)
3. Does your paper contain at least six in text quotations from the McMahon text? (1 point)
4. Have you included two characters from separate short stories that would make great traveling companions
and explained why? (1 point)
5. Have you hypothesized where they might travel to and how they would get there? (1 point)
6. Have you included two characters from separate short stories that would make terrible traveling companions
and explained why? (1 point)
7. Have you hypothesized where they might travel to and how they would get there? (1 point)
8. Is your paper structured and coherent? Can an average individual extract an outline from it? (1 point)
9. How is the overall presentation of your paper? Is this an essay you’d be proud to read in front of the class? Is
the topic interesting and well explored with thought provoking commentary? (1 point)